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Field Stewards Pilot Cohort

Futures Center

The Field Stewards pilot is a longer-term fellowship concept: training ambitious researchers to become domain-specific "field stewards" using FrontierMap methodology, producing public-facing maps, guides, and orientation resources.

A summer pilot involves 2–3 fellows each conducting a supervised FMap exercise on different domains, producing artifacts that become part of JOPRO's public portfolio. This is modeled loosely on Nader's Raiders: equipping researchers with tools and structure to produce high-quality orientation resources for their fields.

What you'll do

• Conduct a supervised FrontierMap exercise on a domain of your choice
• Produce a public-facing orientation resource for your field
• Participate in regular cohort check-ins and peer review
• Contribute to the development of the Field Stewards methodology
• Present your field map to the JOPRO community

Who this is for

Researchers with a bachelor's degree and either a master's/PhD or 2+ years of post-bachelor's professional experience. You should have deep familiarity with at least one research domain and an interest in producing public-facing orientation resources.

Details

• Duration 3–6 months
• Compensation Unpaid fellowship (potential for external funding)
• Location Remote
• Time commitment ~10–15 hours/week
• Level Bachelor's degree required, plus master's/PhD or 2+ years post-bachelor's experience